Last September was the worst month for flu infections in the Kimberley since March, and with vaccination rates remaining significantly low, the region is on track for its worst year in more than five years.
Liam Murphy
3.4 earthquake struck near Kununurra late Monday night, October 13, 2025, at 11.59 pm local time. Reported not strong enough to cause any significant damage
Phoebe Solon
A proposal for the import of Filipino bananas into Australia has drawn fierce opposition from WA growers concerned about biosecurity risks.
Georgia Campion and Brandon Demura
More than 100 First Nations women, allies and partners gather in Broome for Kimberley Aboriginal Women’s Leadership Roundtable 2025
Bidyadanga’s third annual arts and culture celebration is set to kick off this week with two events in Bidyadanga and Broome, featuring local musicians and ARIA award-winning headliners.
Cain Andrews
The Kimberley Women’s team has made it all the way to the division two grand final in their 2025 WA Country Football Championships campaign.
National parks across the Kimberley, which draw hordes of tourists to the region every year, are preparing to shut down until 2026 as the wet season approaches.
Broome angler Garry Bronca has won $10,000 for catching the “mystery barra” at WA’s biggest fishing competition, the Kununurra Apex Barra Bash.
Early voting has opened across the West Kimberley ahead of the local government elections on October 18, with residents in Broome, Derby and Fitzroy Crossing now able to cast their ballot before polling day.
The Kununurra Apex Barra Bash wrapped up at the weekend with more than 1650 entries, marking its biggest year yet.
Recipients of the 2025 International Volunteer Day government grants announced
Early postal voting for the WA local government elections has opened across the East Kimberley with just over a week left before in person voting opens on October 18.
The Shire of Halls Creek president Malcolm Edwards announced his resignation from council on October 1 first after serving 28 years on the remote East Kimberley council.
The Shire of Derby–West Kimberley has leased a hangar at Derby Airport to a helicopter tour operator, almost three years after it was vacated by the Royal Flying Doctor Service.
The Broome Barracudas swimming club wrapped up their annual Kimberley Short Course swimming competition at the weekend with several Broome young guns making the top of their class.
It was a competitive round of basketball as teams gathered at the Kununurra outdoor basketball courts for round two of the Kununurra Basketball Assocation’s semester two competition.
Derby-born AFL star Callum Ah Chee has won consecutive grand finals with the Brisbane Lions, after another sensational season.
One of Broome’s leading Aboriginal corporations, Garnduwa Amboorny Wirnan, has been nominated for two WA Mental Health Awards for innovation and diversity.
Former East Kimberley Marine Rescue commander Lincoln Heading has been awarded an Emergency Services Medal by WA Governor Chris Dawson for more than three decades of service.
Leading researchers from across the country gathered in Broome to discuss solutions to making energy more affordable in remote Aboriginal communities on September 16 and 17.
A freak find in a Perth op-shop has led to the return of a culturally significant artefact nearly 2000km away in Western Australia’s Kimberley region.
Oliver Lane
The Misfits claimed the biggest win in division one as Broome touch rugby teams gathered at the Broome Recreation and Aquatic Centre ovals for round seven of the semester two competition on September 18.
A Broome man has pleaded guilty to sexual assault and will front Perth District Court for a sentence mention later this month.
The Bombers have claimed yet another win to keep themselves at the top of the Broome Basketball Assocation’s men’s A-grade standings, taking down the Gantheaume Pointers in a close game
